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$1,000 per connection*
$1,500 single auger
$1,500 single auger
$2,500 minimum fee (based on work to be done)
Alarm Systems
Electrical/Plumbing work
Interior Remodeling
Re-roofing
Sheds *(See below)
Signs (except large billboards)
HIGHWAY PERMITS
Highway permits are required for any digging in the right-of-way. This is to ensure proper restoration. Contractors must provide the Township with a Certificate of Insurance, plan of work, time frame and expected restoration date. Bonds are based on engineers estimate of entire job and engineers estimate of restoration needed or per schedule. Inspection is required before road patch is backfilled. Road crossings must be backfilled with 3/4” stone with 3” asphalt binder and 3” asphalt surface used. Open cut road crossings are not allowed.*
HWY BOND SCHEDULE
Work to be done in Public R.O.W.
*SEWER or WATER connections to exsisting services with no directional boring required.
Directional Boring required:
••••••••••SEWER
••••••••••WATER
••••••••••OPEN CUT*
••••••••••*ONLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
WAIVERS
Some projects require DuPage County Building Permits, but we issue waivers for them when they are entirely on private property, e.g.:
••••••••••Above-ground Pools
••••••••••Decks (hand-poured piers)
••••••••••Fences
••••••••••Red-tagged Projects (completed)
••••••••••Satellite Dishes
••••••••••Siding
••••••••••
••••••••••*Sheds require E.C.P. if your shed will require a concrete slab as a foundation.
BOND REFUNDS
To get a bond refund, call our office to set up an inspection of the street and the right-of-way. The permit/bond is fully refundable after the project is completed if no damage is found. Should there be any damage that is not repaired, we will make repairs and deduct the cost from the bond. Bonds expire 2 years after issuance, unless special arrangements are made with us.
This is only a guide and not all-inclusive. Permit fees are subject to change. Any expenses (such as lawyer fees, restoration of the right-of-way, removal of unauthorized drainage pipe, bank charges for returned checks, etc.) incurred by the Township due to any issue involving a permit are the responsibility of the obligor designated on the permit/bond.
Any unauthorized work may be removed by the Township, with costs assessed to the homeowner.